La Parrilla de Raul - Córdoba

I've been dining here for a recent visit to Cordoba... The staff was indifferent... No one asked during or after the meal when everything was satisfactory... The food itself was just ok... It contained a lot of bone and presentation could have been better... What was painfully obvious in the restaurant was the lack of organization among employees... Staff didn't seem to know what to do sometimes... I watched tables of food on the table for guests sitting at tables... It sometimes took 5-10 minutes for the plates of food to reach the table... The frites-papapapas fritas - which I ordered were only lukewarm when they finally reached my table... Staff in this restaurant must be organized much better.... The food delivered to my table was delivered by 2 separate waiters... The invoice was presented by a third person... No one has spoken to me in the end... It was a case of EAT... PAY... and GO... Definitely not worth a return visit...4 out of 10.

I went to this restaurant bec it was recommended in Lonely Planet, but the steak was dry and hard, and the waiting staff was rude. You can't speak English while I can't speak Spanish and made fun of my answer when I misunderstood her. Hey, at least I tried. That was the worst experience. Totally not worth the calories and time.

La Parrilla de Raul serves meat dishes, while other restaurants serve the meat dish buffet. I ordered a Martin Güemes, an assortment of meat and sausage for one person. A self-serving salad bar is included in the meal. The house cold beer was well appreciated by my taste buds. You have a wide selection of wines to choose. Lunch hours are between 12:00 and 15:00, then close the restaurant doors at 20:30 to 12:30

Passing through this town on a motorbike journey south east to Uruguay, I looked up the Lonely Planet advice on the ‘best’ local flavour parrilla. I also looked at some contrary reviews but ended up here anyway. Not sure what ‘local flavour’ means but if it is a sticky table-top diner with a surfeit of brown and artwork by Tacky-Motels-R-Us then it scores high. Friendly waiter though despite insisting wine only came in red or white flavours, or a weird combination only ‘big city’ residents were aware of. I accepted his recommendation of the assorted parrillada, with a salad bar on the side. Beware, a salad bar in Argentina contains more meat than a pregnant Victoria Beckham. What looked like artichoke turned out to be tripe. The meat was incredibly tough, mostly inedible. Should have followed the reviews and not LP.

We were much looking to this dinner but it turned out to be a big disappointment. While the portions are large and food is very reasonably priced, the meat was much overcooked and most items on the salad bar were tasteless. The best part of the meal was the bier and French fries. I would not recommend this parrilla.